I’m beginning to waver on the sex ban

I said no sex to my husband until he goes back to his AA meetings. It feels ridiculous, but what will it mean if I break it?

I am silenced by the tyranny of impending motherhood

Tanya Gold: Women whose response to their pregnancy is more complex than the sanctioned gratitude are treated with suspicion

Pregnant women deserve more than this infantile advice

Catherine Bennett: A new warning of the unproved risks of everyday objects to a foetus is alarmist. It is best ignored

Bedtime blues: how to get children to sleep

One in five parents think their children are not sleeping well enough. Jon Henley meets Professor Paul Gringras, a sleep disorder specialist, who explains the importance of a good routine and how to achieve it

At a family support meeting, I spot a man I find attractive

I start to think all sorts of inappropriate things about the man who looks like a young Jeff Bridges. What would he look like naked?

Pregnancy: what and what not to do

Should you eat for two – and why is chocolate mousse not allowed? Dr Bashir Qureshi answers some key questions

Bedtime stories: Readers share their sleeping wisdom

From building a 'pillow fortress' to attaching golf balls to your partner's back, how some of you try to get a good night's sleep

Pregnancy advice from royal college not common sense, says health chief

Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies says paper will increase anxiety and confusion about how to safeguard unborn child

Face value: expressions bring 4D ultrasound scans to life

Jonathan Jones: Artists have long been fascinated with the communicative power of the human face. As these scans show, babies begin experimenting with expressions even before they are born

Pregnant women have enough worries without adding sunscreen to the list

Linda Geddes: The latest advice may simply add to the anxiety that pregnant women must navigate, thus undermining public health messages